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Despite being limited to just 26 games because of a strained right elbow that has prevented him from playing since May 10, the Orioles' Matt Wieters leads all American League catchers in All-Star voting, according to results released Tuesday for the first time this season by Major League Baseball. Wieters, who was batting .308 with a .839 on-base-plus slugging percentage before his injury, leads the second-place catcher -- the New York Yankees’ Brian McCann -- 540,258 votes to 373,169. But the 28-year-old Wieters, a two-time All Star, said going to the game on July 15 in Minneapolis is not his focus. “Right now, I’m just concerned with trying to...

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Despite being limited to just 26 games because of a strained right elbow that has prevented him from playing since May 10, the Orioles' Matt Wieters leads all American League catchers in All-Star voting, according to results released Tuesday for the first...

When Caleb Joseph received a throw as Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez headed toward him in the top of the eighth, the Orioles catcher said he had two things on his mind: tag Ramirez out, and don't break baseball's new home-plate collision...

CHICAGO -- Watching Nick Markakis patrol right field for the past nine seasons, Orioles fans have grown accustomed to watching him make tough defensive plays look routine.
But there was no questioning the difficulty factor of the potentially...

CHICAGO – The Orioles can seal their ninth series win in their past 10 with a victory tonight against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Orioles now have their best single-season road winning percentage since 1997, going 37-26 with a...

The Orioles had more than their share of opportunities to put away the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards. But as scoring chances came and went, frustration mounted in the home dugout. Through 17 at-bats with runners in scoring...

CHICAGO — Jason Hammel isn't going to apologize for pitching aggressively. That's what's made him a pitcher the Orioles have learned to count on to give them a chance to win every time out. Make no mistake, the fact that Hammel — who allowed two home runs...

CHICAGO — Here at U.S. Cellular Field — where fireworks are launched past center field after every home run the White Sox hit — the Fourth of July celebration on Chicago's South Side occurred at the most inopportune time for the Orioles on Thursday...

As the year comes to a close, it seems appropriate to look back on the most lasting Orioles memories of 2011.
It’s no easy task, as there plenty of things that stood out in the past 12 months, and there are many ways to go about this. But I’m going to...

Matt Thornton provided the model. Gavin Floyd reaffirmed it, reaching his potential for the White Sox after frustrating the Phillies.General manager Ken Williams had those success stories, and others, in mind when he read scouting...

The momentum that shifted over to the home team when J.J. Hardy's go-ahead three-run homer sailed into the left-field seats in the bottom of the seventh inning lasted all of a couple of minutes before the Orioles reminded everyone why they have the...

What's kept right-hander Chris Tillman from sticking in the majors, and what has frustrated everyone who has watched the talented young right-hander in his three seasons with the Orioles, is his maddening inability to maintain consistency from one start...

Tim Anderson agrees that, with the way his luck has been trending, now would probably be a good time to buy himself a lottery ticket.
"If I were old enough," said Anderson, a 17-year-old Orioles fan who will be a senior at Calvert Hall this...

The Orioles spent 7 1/2 innings nearly giving away a game they couldn't afford to lose against the sizzling Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Camden Yards.But in leading this team past the misery of 14 straight losing seasons, Orioles manager Buck...

The Orioles knew their four-game series against the Chicago White Sox would come down to pitching. The White Sox's vaunted staff is a major reason why they lead the American League Central, and none of their pitchers has been better than left-hander Chris...

Orioles left-hander Joe Saunders acknowledged he carried some extra adrenaline into his first start with his new team Wednesday night.
Saunders grew up in Northern Virginia cheering for the Orioles, and said he spent a handful of times every season at...

It started with boos as the fans saw Orioles manager Dave Trembley point to his bullpen and realized Brad Bergesen's successful major league debut was now officially over.
But when Trembley took the ball from Bergesen and the 23-year-old pitcher...

It started with boos as the fans saw Orioles manager Dave Trembley point to his bullpen and realized Brad Bergesen's successful major league debut was over.
But when Trembley took the ball from Bergesen and the 23-year-old pitcher started accepting...

Friends and family paid tribute Saturday to White Sox great Minnie Minoso at a funeral in Chicago, recalling the strength that enabled baseball's first black Latino star to smile through the hurt of racial taunts as well as his genuine love for his...

Fellow Cuban and White Sox star Alexei Ramirez has paid tribute to the late Minnie Minoso, saying baseball's first black Latino player paved the way for him and others. In a message read out during a funeral service in Chicago, Ramirez said that without...

SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers could use a shortstop. As the offseason started, the Chicago White Sox let it be known that Alexei Ramirez was available.
That time is over. The White Sox traded for pitcher Jeff Samardzija and agreed to terms with closer David...